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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1928
Page
7
A discussion of Rupert Hughes new volume on George Washington notes less controversy than earlier works, cites loyalty to Washington as a national character, and recalls how widow Martha burned much of his letters while acknowledging past biographers painted him as a prig.
Washington notes show President Coolidge pressing flood control economy. Hoover appears before committee as cost estimates balloon from 290 million to about 1.5 billion dollars. Lawmakers argue who should bear costs, with Louisiana official remarks on upstream water. A separate board report provokes indignation over blame assignment in the S-4 submarine sinking case.
Des Moines resident Merwin Noonan aged 28 was slightly weaker after two weeks with influenza but not in critical condition, according to Dr. Joseph R. Condon.
Mrs G F Hebard a 4 widow of Stevens Point Wisconsin asked Judge C S Franklin of Des Moines district court to find a husband for her. She specified the suitor should be about 65. The judge said he has no prospects but will keep the request in mind.
Rev George Woodfall pastor of St Pauls Methodist Episcopal church and American Legion chaplain recalls WWI hospital scenes. He treated a dying boy who lied about his age to enlist after suffering 21 shrapnel wounds, delirious but later recovered. Woodfall also served as chaplain at Wilbur Wright airfield training camp in Dayton Ohio.
Managua reports that rebel general Augusto Sandino may gain new recruits as laborers on north Rio Grande banana plantations consider joining the Sandino government to loot the Gouyame Fruit and Bragman Bluff Lumber companies. Indian scouts say Sandino passed Pena Blanca in Nicaragua as Moncada’s liberal party faces the uprising.
Mexico City February 22 students blamed for anti American demonstration along Avenida Juarez by 1000 plus crowd. Fireworks exploded insults at Americans and shouted Viva Sandino and kill the gringoes. Some celebrators entered hotels and dining rooms where Americans were present. Many women in the group, poorly dressed, were described as students.
Three fascisti guards were seriously wounded at Postuna on the Iralo Jugoslav frontier after two mysterious strangers entered a cabaret, fired 12 shots, and escaped. The report from Rome cites a Central News dispatch dated February 22.
In Haiti on February 22, Second Lieut John T Harris of the United States Marine Corps and Homer Howell a representative of United Fruit Co were killed when the airplane flown by Harris crashed at Port au Prince yesterday.
Birmingham officials report plans for a nationwide unmasking of Ku Klux Klan members tonight. Hiram W. Evans announces a new order Knights of the Great Forest, replacing the old regalia with masks which will be unlawful after midnight February 22. The change aims to aid immigration assimilation as the Klan shifts its stated objective.
In Dubuque Iowa eighteen men were jailed awaiting arraignment in federal court on Volstead act violations. Federal raiding squads led by Alexander Jamie and J. H. Searles conducted the sweep yesterday, with fifteen men in the raiding party. This marked Iowa’s first sizable raid since the prohibition districts were reorganized under E. G. Yetlowley of Chicago.
Five commuters missing from the Key System ferry Peralta after a giant bay wave last Friday night. About 4,000 people on board caused panic as the vessel buckled in San Francisco bay. Two women and three men are believed to have perished. ACTRE MOTHER DIES. Mae Warne Marsh, mother of actor Mac Marsh, dies after a stroke in Los Angeles.
Ottawa Tib Feb 22 2 The jury to try Hiram Reed La Salle county farmer on a charge of bombing a schoolhouse to kill his sweetheart Miss Toma Bradford the teacher was completed this morning A salesman a farmer a truck driver and a decorator comprised the last panel of four accepted by state and defense Judge Frank Hayes adjourned court to 36 o'clock tomorrow morning opening statements expected and likely arguments on admissibility of Techs confession made to the states attorney
In Waterloo and Black Hawk county many delegates are backing Lowden while Hoover Dawes and others seek uninstructed delegations. Local caucuses show strong Lowden sentiment in Cedar Falls with I H Hart among delegates. turnout mirrored a mix of old names and fresh faces amid a calm, orderly process.
Chicago reports Secretary of Labor James J. Davis says expanded flood control naval building and highway projects will reduce unemployment this spring. He told the 18th annual dinner of the Kymeri Society that national jobless figures are overstated and estimated about one million people are typically out of work. He urged employers to keep wages up to sustain prosperity.
Unsettled weather in Waterloo has mixed effects on produce. Confectioner and fruit dealer Joe Gentle notes oranges lemons and grapefruit endure changes better than greens. He says stores must keep green and fruit at steady temperatures, retail dealers burdened by temperature shifts, while commission houses manage with large ice boxes.
Coroner Vorpah announced analysis of Mrs. Anna Beckley’s stomach, age 77, for traces of acetanalid in headache tablets distributed recently as crippe cures. The tablets are suspected of harming several persons and causing acute heart dilation leading to death.
United Press reports Senate proceedings with Washingtons farewell address heard and adjournment for a holiday. Judiciary subcommittees continue hearings while naval subcommittee and appropriations panel persist with Navy department funding review.
In Minneapolis on February 22 two traffic accidents involving taxicabs and streetcars left two dead and four injured. The deceased include Louis Hampson, a taxi driver, and Herbert Neitzel, 34, a Milwaukee salesman. Injured riders and drivers suffered critical head and limb injuries, with fractured skulls, broken legs, and scalp wounds. Among the injured are Peter Marcus of Dubuque Indiana, Arthur Anderson, Paul O'Brien of Wausau, and A. O Kingston of Stevens Point.
Raleigh reporters note plans for the first round trip air flight between New York and Paris to begin in June. Capt Ted Burke and Roger Williams pilots and Lee K Holland mechanic will attempt the journey with stops in Paris for fuel. Backers include Sheldon Clark son of Sinclair Oil VP. Burke and Williams quoted from previous flying with Clarence Chamberlin and using a specially constructed Belanca plane with a Pratt Whitney 420 horse power Wasp engine.
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